CVE-2006-2272: Lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 4.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Linux SCTP (lksctp) before 2.6.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via incoming IP fragmented (1) COOKIE_ECHO and (2) HEARTBEAT SCTP control chunks.

Affected products

• Lksctp Stream Control Transmission Protocol: up to and including 2.6.16

Published 2006-05-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.